Kosovo: Leaders Encourage Women to Pursue Careers

An increasing number of women in Kosovo want to pursue a career and raise a family, but balancing the two remains a challenge in what is considered to be the most conservative male-dominated society in the Balkans.

That is why Kosovo women leaders like Trade and Industry Minister Mimoza Kusari-Lila issued a call to women not to give up their career if faced with a career-family choice.

"Both can be done, it requires a lot of organisation and dedication, but it is achievable," Kusari-Lila told SETimes.

Kusari-Lila is a mother of two and is an example to other women that they, too, can join the ranks of government.

She acknowledged, however, that it is not easy to strike a balance between career and family, but credited the support of her husband and extended family in achieving her professional goals.

Read more at Turkish Weekly, published 14 September 2012.